Lower Elementary – In January, I attended the annual Michigan Music Conference in Grand Rapids, which provided me with a whole lot of new activities to use with the kids. I have already started integrating new activities into our curriculum. I attended sessions that were mainly focused on this age group, as it is where […]

We are flying high off of an amazing Winter Concert and Informance last month! I want to publicly thank all of the unsung heroes of the night; Doug Miller, Jessica P’simer, Sue Hofbauer and Aftercare staff, as well as Karen Hockley and my army of parent volunteers who helped with transitions. Most of all I […]

Greetings Honey Creek Families! We are so excited to get things rolling with our Winter Concert and Informance THIS MONTH! (It’s all going by so quickly!) All of the details about it are on the website; CLICK HERE But JUST THE FACTS are here too! Dress Rehearsal is during the school day on December 13th. […]

In music class, everyone is in full concert prep mode! I can’t wait to see everyone come out on Thursday, March 25th right after school at 3:30 for the Spring Performance. Each elementary grade level will be preparing 2 activities to present. There is singing, dancing, and ukulele playing! Both bands are working on very […]

I hope you all are having a wonderful and relaxing spring break! We’ve been doing many fun things in the music classroom this month. K/1 has been exploring the difference between the singing, speaking, whispering, and calling voice. Last week we met the little harp mouse, and his favorite voice is the whisper voice because […]

K/1 music has been focusing on showing me their steady beat, as well as telling the difference between gentle and strong. Our gentle has kids ice skating across the floor, and doing solos for their classmates. The strong activity is coming soon! We’re also experimenting with the different voices we can make such as a […]

A huge thank you to all the families that came out to enjoy the Winter Performance! I love seeing such support for the students, and I know that they love having you there to see their hard work. I also appreciate all the compliments I received about the show and the students, I made sure […]

It’s concert season! Our winter performance is on December 15th at 3:30pm in the gymnasium. You should be receiving an email and flyer with all the information you’ll need, and if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to email me. I could use some parent help for each grade level during the concert, don’t […]

K/1 In K/1 we’ve been exploring the colors we’re wearing with the color song inserted below. The song is to the tune of “If You’re Happy and You Know It” so you can learn it and practice it with your kids. See if you can come up with some additional voices with some missing colors! […]

Happy Fall Honey Creek Families! I’ve had a wonderful time over the last month getting to know everyone through general music, band, and choir. I look forward to meeting more families in the coming months, so please feel free to come introduce yourself before or after school. You’re always welcome! K/1 We’ve been working on exploring […]